The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved scholarship for 37 labourers involved in the construction of resettlement houses for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nguro Soye village, in Bama local government area.
Zulum announced the scholarship during an inspection visit to the construction site.
The governor had during interactions with the labourers discovered that some of them had obtained Senior Secondary School Certificates (SSSC) and were qualified for admission.
Zulum stated that anyone amongst them who meets admission requirement into university will be fully sponsored to pursue their educational endeavours.
“Let me know how many of you have completed secondary school and we will sponsor you to pursue undergraduate degrees at the university,” Zulum stated.
Meanwhile, the governor assessed structures destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents at Umar Ibn Ibrahim College of Education, Science and Technology (UIICEST), Bama.
The governor directed the commissioner of reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement, Ibrahim Idriss, to make an in-depth assessment of damages at the staff quarters and students’ hostels.
Zulum noted that rehabilitation of the destroyed facilities will pave way for students and staff to fully occupy the college which currently operates on a skeletal basis.
